Chapter 491 - Kicking up a Fuss Outside King Yans Manor (1/2)

Mo Xuetong smiled sweetly and said in a gentle tone, “Father, don’t worry. King Yan’s Manor doesn’t just owe us a life. They want us to cause trouble because of what happened to Fourth Sister. We can put a different spin on this and cause even more trouble. Fourth Sister has a maid who also died from unknown causes. That Mo Yan, who’s pregnant? No one knows who her child belongs to. Do you remember her mother?”

This reminded Mo Huawen.

Mo Yan was not a servant born into the Mo Manor. She came to Mo Manor when she was about three or four with her mother. Luo Xia had just married into the manor then and had not given birth to a child. Mo Yan’s mother became a managing nanny serving Luo Xia. She had an especially sharp tongue and no one had ever won an argument against her.

However, this strong woman fell ill not long after Luo Xia pa.s.sed away. She was first sent to another courtyard to recuperate but had died in the end. However, because Mo Huawen entered the capital after that, not many people knew about it. Mo Yan was sent to serve Mo Xueqiong by Auntie Fang.

“Father, if Mo Yan’s mother were still around, she would definitely go to make a fuss at King Yan’s Manor when she hears that her daughter got pregnant before marriage and then had died under such suspicious circ.u.mstances.” Mo Xuetong smiled pleasantly, hinting at something.

“But where are we going to find Mo Yan’s mother?” Even though Mo Huawen understood what Mo Xuetong meant, he grew depressed after the initial excitement he felt. Mo Yan’s mother had died long ago. Where are they going to find her? Furthermore, it would be difficult to find a woman with a glib and sharp tongue who could render everyone from King Yan’s Manor speechless.

“Don’t worry, Father. You just have to make sure Auntie Qing can wait. Mo Yan’s mother will come by in a couple of days. I hope that you will tell Auntie Qing that this is to redress the injustice Fourth Sister suffered. Otherwise, Fourth Sister will become a wandering and lonely ghost in her death without anyone to pray for her. She will not be able to get reincarnated.”

Auntie Qing was in the midst of changing. No matter what changes she underwent, or no matter why she changed, one could tell that her focus right now was not on Mo Xueqiong because she did not ask about her at all. What caused this change? Mo Xuetong could not tell for now.

However, if they told Auntie Qing that Mo Xueqiong would not have a place to go in death and would become a lonely ghost, Auntie Qing would definitely feel upset. No matter how bad Mo Xueqiong was, Auntie Qing had raised her for so many years. Furthermore, Auntie Qing cared about how others viewed her. Others thought that she had given birth to a concubine who had tried to elope and then had been framed. Mo Xuetong believed that if Auntie Qing still had a clear mind, she would be able to see the facts for herself.

As such, she would do her best in the performance that was to come.

Second Consort Yan’s elopement had involved Consort Xuan. As such, both King’s Manors had been put on lockdown. As the lockdown on King Xuan’s Manor was lifted and with some people pus.h.i.+ng things along, the gossip about whether Mo Xueqiong had really tried to elope or whether she had been framed grew even louder.

Under such fervent gossip, the Mo Manor could not just stay silent any longer. The woman who died was the Fourth Miss of the Mo Manor.

Someone saw a green lacquered carriage emerging from the side door of the Mo Manor early in the morning. There were a few servants following behind the carriage. Judging by the procession as well as the maids following behind, one could tell that the person in the carriage was not of high ranking. Usually, concubines and concubine-born daughters took carriages like these. However, the crying of the woman inside the carriage was rather shocking.

Judging by the noise, it was not just one woman.

They watched as the lacquered carriage proceeded. It should be heading in the direction of King Yan’s Manor. Could it be that they were going there because of Second Consort Yan, the Fourth Miss of Mo Manor? Of those who saw the carriage, several followed from a distance.

The carriage was filled with the sobbing and crying of women, gathering the attention of those they pa.s.sed.

The carriage finally stopped outside King Yan’s Manor.

There were a few guards standing straight and tall outside the door. When they saw the horse carriage stopping in front of them, they did not go up to it to enquire who it was. Their job was to stop people from King Yan’s Manor from entering and leaving.

Furthermore, this was the mighty King Yan’s Manor. No one dared to come here to cause trouble.

There were a few servants who used to guard the doors watching from behind the doors. They immediately reported it to the manor when they saw a few women getting off the carriage, crying and wailing.

“Daughter, daughter, you’ve died so unjustly. What affair? You are a Second Consort, why would you have an affair? When you first entered the manor, you were a consort bestowed by the Emperor. My poor daughter, you didn’t even enjoy a single day of your marriage before you were discarded by someone. You even implicated those around you and they died together with you. What King’s Manor is this? They are so cruel. You’re dead and yet, they won’t let you go with a good reputation.”

A woman who was in her 30s wearing clothes made of brocade emerged from the carriage. She dropped to the ground and wailed loudly. A few maids went up to pull her up but were pushed away. The woman stood up suddenly with redden eyes, seeming as if she wanted to rush up to the door. However, she tripped and fell down, kneeling on the ground. She started to wail and bellow in pain.

“Daughter, daughter, you have died so unjustly.”

Before she could finish crying, another woman who was simply dressed emerged from the carriage. Her hair was covered by a handkerchief. This woman cried even louder. She wailed with all she had but did not speak. She wailed as if her insides were being torn apart but no one could tell who she was because she did not speak.

Judging by the first woman’s appearance and what she said, she was probably the Second Consort’s biological mother. The gossip about the matter had grown out of proportion and no one could tell what was real, However, judging by how upset the concubine from the Mo Manor was, it seemed as if the Second Consort had really been framed. Those who saw the wailing women gathered around to watch them.

“Auntie, Auntie, don’t cry. You have to speak properly, and you have to… seek justice for… Fourth Miss.”

“That’s right, Auntie. Don’t cry. There are so many people watching. Fourth Miss definitely won’t die an unjust death. Those people have intentionally tried to ruin Fourth Miss’s reputation. Don’t let them off.”

The people who came to King Yan’s Manor were all women who cried so sadly. Those watching from the crowd asked loudly, “What happened? Madams, why are you making a fuss here? Tell us and we can help you decide who’s in the wrong.”

“That’s right, that’s right! What happened?”